Collide
Collide verb - To be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably.
Shatter
Shatter verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Collide and shatter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Collide" instead a verb "Shatter".
Nearby Words: shattered, shattering
Both words in one sentence
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The waterfall will push you back if you collide into it, so you'll have to use one of your Mons to freeze it then shatter it.
Source: Cave Behind the Falls - Reality will shatter and worlds will collide as a portal sends several of the anime characters and the PokeDex Owners into each other's worlds!
Source: Fanfic Recs / Pokémon Adventures -
Destroyable scenery almost always flies away like a lego brick (even the trees) when you collide with them rather than shatter realistically.
Source: Video Game / War Thunder
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Shatter and Collide. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collide/shatter
Collide & Shatter. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/collide/shatter>.
Shatter or Collide. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/collide/shatter.
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